In June of 2018, UPS increased a few surcharges and, additionally, announced a new shipping charge correction audit fee. A UPS audit fee will be charged when the average shipping charge correction during a week is greater than $2.00 per package subject to a shipping charge correction. This Shipping Charge…
The UPS damaged package claim process is much easier to navigate than shippers believe. Recently, a valued customer of Refund Retriever contacted us with a question about damaged packages. UPS notified the shipper that they damaged a package during transit and discarded it. UPS never delivered the item to the…
Shipping refund credits are a huge part of how Refund Retriever’s shipment auditing clients save money on yearly shipping costs. Small parcel shippers contact Refund Retriever when their current auditing company isn’t getting the job done. The rate of late delivery credits fluctuates from week to week. But there are…
While Alibaba and Amazon dominate the marketplace industry, it’s not just these two online giants that capture consumer dollars. In addition to helping strengthen the parcel business along the way. With a reported $1.55 trillion dollars spent in the top 75 marketplaces in 2017, it’s fair to say that the…
FedEx & UPS Guaranteed Service refunds are a part of a smart shippers toolbox. Shipping is an essential part of business operations for companies small and large alike. In fact, FedEx and UPS collectively ship billions packages each year. Additionally, this number is rising as each day passes. Keeping this…
What is freight post audit? More and more shippers are turning to freight and LTL to move goods. This is leading to increasing dependence on third-party freight bill auditing services to save time and money. Freight Audit is the process of examining and verifying freight bills for accuracy, This includes truckload…
Looking ahead to 2018, it’s becoming increasingly clear how vital data is to a shipper’s business. Many shippers want to know UPS vs FedEx rates, which is better. Through data, you can identify how much you ship, when you ship and what your costs are for shipping in addition to…
Shipping fees and accessorial surcharges? Accessorial fee surcharges for additional, supplemental or value-added services can easily account for up to 40 percent of your overall FedEx or UPS invoice costs. After doing some research with our own data, we found something interesting. FedEx invoices consistently proved to have a higher…
FedEx and UPS both include accessorial fees, there is no getting around them. Accessorial charges have rate increases each year just as the general rates. Accessorial fee surcharges for additional, supplemental or value-added services can easily account for up to 40 percent of your overall FedEx or UPS invoice costs. When do…
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UPS provides a variety of UPS pickup options depending upon a shipper’s needs. Every shipper is different so it is helpful to know all the options that are available to busy UPS shippers. UPS is the only carrier that can pick up all package types (Ground, Air, and International) with…
Amazon will be holding the third annual Amazon Prime day on July 11, 2017, for Prime members. This year the event will last for 30 hours and be full of deals that are too good to resist. There are numerous deals available and since this event is lasting 30 hours…
IRCE is here! IRCE: The Retail Industry’s Leading E-Commerce Conference and TradeshowInternet Retailer Conference & Exhibition (IRCE) provides you with a conference full of industry experts, an exhibit hall filled with the latest and greatest solution providers, and a community made for networking with thousands of like-minded industry peers….
UPS guarantees the on-time delivery of your all Ground and Express packages, but not every shipment is on time. But, if UPS delivers your package just 60 seconds late, you are entitled to a 100 percent refund of the shipping charges. Let’s look at the UPS GSR waiver, also known as…
In just one trip to the National Hardware Show, discover thousands of brand-new products, see the biggest brands, and join the entire hardware & home improvement industry—under one roof. National Hardware Show is held once a year in Las Vegas and Refund Retriever will be there May 9, 2017 to May…
The last time we blogged about weird Amazon Prime shipments was back in December, and here we are again! I was supposed to receive a package on Saturday for my dehumidifier that I purchased on Amazon. The tracking stated it was delivered around 4 pm. We received our regular mail…
Looking for the perfect gift for that business partner that is just so hard to shop for? Why not share a refund in the form of helping them save money on FedEx and UPS costs! Shipping is expensive, help a friend lower their costs and earn $100 credit at the…
If you had visited the Refund Retriever booth at WooConf or Channel Advisor’s Catalyst this past year you had the chance to play a frustrating hook and ring game. It’s a fun little game we brought to provide some entertainment and we had a huge request from people to have…
Hardly a day goes by that I do not log into my Amazon Prime account to either place an order or to research prices. I turn to Amazon Prime for everyday items to gifts and special purchases. For $99/year I get free 2-day shipping and free video/music streaming, I use…
Refund Retriever is on top of the refund technology game. Refund Retriever started back in 2006 with one UPS and one FedEx account. We could have tracked and estimated a week’s worth of packages in a few hours by hand if we needed. Disputes were all done with a phone…
Click for sound 0:36 Here at Refund Retriever, we are constantly improving our refund technology…
IRCE – Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition June 7-10, 2016 Chicago – McCormick Place West – Booth 1721 IRCE 2016 will take place in the city of Chicago, June 7-10, at McCormick Place West. If you use UPS or FedEx, plan to stop by Refund Retriever at Booth…
Yes, every once in a blue moon we see a rare FedEx systematic svc fail refunded by FedEx without any request necessary. But for UPS, the answer is no. We have never seen UPS give a GSR refund on a late delivered parcel automatically. Never. FedEx Systematic Service Credit FedEx…
Today’s hall-of-fame post is about a very happy customer of ours. Recently, their UPS invoice for the week was over $20,000, but we managed to drop that amount by over $2000 in refunds. That’s a 10% drop in shipping costs for the week, thanks to our efforts! Our customer received…
What is Dimensional Weight? Dimensional (DIM) weight pricing is the carriers’ way of encouraging parcel shippers to optimize box sizes. This prevents wasted space inside the boxes, which wastes space in their trucks. All shippers must now think about FedEx dimensional weight. Ultimately, this more negatively affects e-commerce business owners…
Here’s a money-saving tip: always immediately Void unused UPS Return shipping labels! Unused UPS Labels Generally, unused UPS labels (un-shipped packages, non-shipments) can be voided for quite some time after label creation. After all, the shipment was never physically processed, UPS has transported nothing for you for this package, and…
Time to brag about our FedEx money back guarantee success. FedEx Money Back Guarantee One of our customers sent a FedEx package to South America, and this package arrived late. Result? A $925 Guaranteed Service Refund straight to our customer, as a credit on their invoice. As the image below shows…
